Electric imprinter.



F. HYDER- ELECTRIC IMPRINTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN 31, 1914. 1

1,119,701, Patented Dec. 1,1914.

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Application filed January 31, 1914. SeriaLNo. 815,810.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Fnnonluck Hyena, a citizen of England, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Electric Imprinters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to electric imprint ers especially adapted to be used for applying imprints or'embossed characters to paper, envelops and the like and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide an imprinter of the character indicated which is of simple structural arrangement and which may be used in combination with a press or other machine or may be used independently for the purpose of applying the imprint or embossing to the material as indicated.

with the above object in view the imprinter comprises a casing mounted upon a base and a magnet located in the casing. A core is movably mounted in the magnet and .neans is provided for limiting the movement of the said core. A plunger is slidably mounted adjacent the side of the easing and carries at its lower end a die which is adapted to cotiperate with a'die mounted upon a portion of the casing. A lever is fulcrume'd upon the casing and one end of the said lever projects into the path of movement of the core. An eye bolt is pivoted at one end to the plunger and the other of the said bolt is adj ustably connected with the said lever. A spring is provided for returning the parts to normal position after they have been operated to accomplish the imprinting or embossing. 1

In the accompanying drawing :Figure l is a side elevation of one form of the imprinter with parts broken away and parts in section. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of the imprinter with parts broken away and parts in section.

The imprinter comprises a casing 1 which is mounted upon a base 2 the said base'being adapted to be applied to any suitable foundation in any appropriate manner. A magnet 3 is housed within the casing 1 and the said casing is provided at its side with openings 4 through which wires may be passed and connected with the magnet 3 in any desired manner. The said wires are not shown but they are used for the purpose of transmitting electric current to the magnet 3 in order to energize the same.

Any suitable timing device (not shown) may be employed for sending the current over or along the said wires to the magnet 3 at desired intervals. A stud 5 is movably mounted in the base 2. threaded upon the said stud and bears against the upper surface of the base. Con-v sequently it will be seen that by turning the nut 6 the said stud may-be moved lon-v gitudinally in the said base. A core 7 is slidably mounted in the magnet 3 and casmg 1 and the said stud 5 is located in the Patented Dec. 1, 191 4.

A nut 6 is screw.

path of movement of the said core and in longitudinal alinement with the same. In the form of the invention as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing the upper end of the core 7 projects slightly above the top of the casing 1. Ears 8 are provided at the top of the casing 1 and a lever 9 is fulcrumed between the said ears. One end of the lever 9 extends over the upper end of the core 7 and is in contact with the same. Guides 10 are located at the side of the easing 1 and slidably receive a plunger 11 which in turn carries at its lower end a dc tachable die 12. An eye bolt 13 is pivotally connected with the upper end portion of the plunger 11 and the said bolt passes transversely throughone end portionof the lever 9. Nuts 14 are screw threaded upon the upper portion of the eye bolt 13 and bear against the opposite sides of the lever '9 and serve as means whereby the said eye bolt 13 may be adjusted withrelation to the lever. 9 and when at a desired point of adjustment with relation to the lever may be se- In operation the imprinter works as fol-' lows. The strip of paper or other article to receive the imprint or impression is passed in the space between the dies 12 and 17 and then the magnet 3 is energized by the application of an electric current thereto as hereinbefore described whereby the core 7 is moved longitudinally in a vertical direction away from the stud 5. The upward movement of the core 7 swings the lever 9 whereby the end of the said lever which is above the guides 10 is caused to descend against the tension of the spring 13. The downward movement of the outer end of the lever 9 moves the bolt 13 correspondingly and in turn the plunger 11 is caused to descend whereby the guide 12 is carried down against the upper surface of the material between the said dies 12 and 17 and consequently the imprint or embossing is applied to the said material. As soon as the magnet 3 is deenergized the core 7 drops by gravity against the upper end of the stud 5 and the spring elevates the bolt 13 and the parts attached thereto whereby the inner end of the said lever 9 is caused todescend with the core 7.

" By adjusting the stud 5 the space between the dies 12 and 17 may be regulated when the said. dies are at their farthest positions from each other. Therefore adjustments may be made for applying the imprint or empossing to relatively thin or thick materia.

In the form of the invention as illustrated in Fig. 3 the upper end of the core 7 does not extend through the top of the cas ing 1 but the lever 9 is connected with the lower end of the said core by means of a vyoke'18 so that the longitudinal movement of the said core is transmitted to the lever 9 by thesaid yoke. An advantage gained by this construction is that the top of the casing 1 is closed and consequently dust or other foreign articles cannot settle or enter the casing 1 through the top thereof.

In both formsof the invention the lower 891191011 of the core 7 projects for a greater istance beyond the lower end of the magnet than the upper portion of the said core, consequentl when the magnet is-excited the core 7 will be moved in an upward direction. An object of providingthe, adjustable stud 5 or the nut 6 as shown in Fig. 3 for limiting the movement of the core 7 in the direction away from the lever is that in the event that the core 7 does not move promptly the said adjustable means may be manipulated so that the difference in the length of the end portions of the core 7 beyond the ends ofconnecting the plunger to the lover, a shelf carried by the casing, said shelf and said plunger adapted to carry dies, a magnet 10- cated in the casing, a core located in the magnet and movable toward and away from the lever, the lever adapted to be swung by the movement of the core toward the same, and adjustable means for limiting the movement of the core in the direction away from the lever. y

2. An imprinter comprising a casing, 21 core movably mounted therein, means lo cated in the casing for moving the core when excited, a stud adjustably mounted at the base of the casing and located in the path of movement of the core, a lever fulcrumed upon the casing and adapted to be swung by the movement of the core, a plunger slidab'ly mounted along the casing and adapted to carry a die, means operatively connecting the plunger with the lever, said casin having a shell adapted to carry a die, sai shelf being located below the plunger.

In testimgn whereof I aifix my signature in presence or twowitnesses.

FREDERICK HYDER. Witnesses: V

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